You can add placeholder 0s as long as you remember to add the zeros at the end of the number, to the right of the decimal point. When you round, everything to the right of the given place value become...You can add placeholder 0s as long as you remember to add the zeros at the end of the number, to the right of the decimal point. When you round, everything to the right of the given place value becomes a zero, and the digit in the given place value either stays the same or rounds up one. To round a decimal to a specific place value, change all digits to the right of the given place value to zero, and then round the digit in the given place value either up or down.